IBC organized signing ceremony for Professor Talib al-Baghdady’s book titled “Maqamat al-Baghdady”
Among the Iraqi Business Council’s (IBC’s) cultural programme activities, and in the presence of Iraq’s ambassador to Jordan, Dr Jawad Hadi Abbas, a signing ceremony for Dr Talib al-Baghdady’s book titled Maqamat al-Baghdady (a ‘maqama’, which is the singular form of ‘maqamat,’ isa ‘novel in rhymed prose’), was held in the IBC’s meeting room, first floor, Sweifiyyeh.
At the beginning of the function, IBC’s member, Mr. Mohammad al-Baghdady, gave an overview about the autobiography of Professor Talib al-Baghdady, who then took the floor to talk about his authored works, the latest of which is the one that has been recently published under the title “Maqamat al-Baghdady” – one in series called Akhadeed fi ath-Thakira “Grooves of Memory”.
During the event, the author touched on the topics discussed in this work, including his memories as an Iraqi national who has lived through all the eras that the country has experienced, and that have inscribed his memory over the years of the awarenesswhich he has lived – while approaching the age of eighty.
The author signed a significant number of copies of his book for the audience. The event also included melodies of the Oud (a musical instrument similar to the European lute or an ancestor of the guitar) played by Ziyad al-Awsi.
The ceremony was attended by Dr Abdel-Razzaq al-Issa, the incumbent cultural attaché, Mr. Abbas al-Husseiny and a constellation of the attending artists, writers, educators and the Iraqi community members in Jordan, alongside with a huge crowd of media professionals and satellite station channels.
On the part of the IBC, the ceremony was attended by the President, Dr. Majid alSadi; the Vice President and Secretary, Mr. Saad Naji; member of the board of directors, Ms. Wasan al-Khafajy; and a number of the members of the board: Mr. Sa’id Kaskous, Mr. Mohammad al-Mufti and Mrs. Widad as-Saffaar, as well as the IBC’s director-general and staff.
